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Patented Jan. 10,1882

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R. W. MYERS BOOK RACK.

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RICHARD MYERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOOK-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,053, dated January10, 1882. Application filed June 9, 1879. Renewed November 19, 1881.(ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. MYERS, of New York city, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bookltacks; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

Like parts in the two figures are designated by similar letters ofreference.

This invention appertains to certain improvements in book shelves orracks, the object of which is to facilitate its being taken apart andpacked in a small com pass, ready for transportation or storage, and toprovide a neat, strong, and cheap'rack or shelf; and to these ends theyconsist of the combination and arrangement of parts, substantially ashereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, A A mark four hollow standards arranged,two at each end, between shelves B and O, in a line with openings madein the shelves, through which openings and the hollow standards arepassed screw-threaded rods D, which screw into the head-piecesE tofirmly hold the parts together,

as clearly shown in Fig. 2. These rods have heads turned on their lowerends to hold the bottom shelf to the standards, or to serve as legs.

The head-pieces E may be made of any desired shape or configuration.

To lighten as well as to give a pleasing and artistic appearance to therack, ornamental figures may be carved or sawed from the headpieces E,and also the hollow standards may be turned after any preferred design..

It is evident that by cutting the hollow standards in sections a rack orcase having three or more shelves can be made.

I am aware that it is not new in a folding chair to provide the axialrod of the hinged legs with a sleeve to prevent the logs from beingcrowded inwardly.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent. is-

A rack or book-case consisting of two or more perforated shelves, hollowstandards or columns, threaded tie-rods D, the heads of which form legsfor the rack or case and support the lower shelf and turn intohead-pieces E, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses. I

RICHARD W. MYERS.

Witnesses EDWARD SMITH, I. B. BUNOE.

